Live bacteria from the digestive system can travel directly into the brain when the intestinal barrier is weakened. This ...

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has reported a naturally occurring family of bacterial species in the human gut that can absorb and break down toxic, long-lasting "forever chemicals" and ...

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don’t primarily affect the gastrointestinal system. But how those bacteria affect the human immune system remains ...

The IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, has established a new expert group that will help shape conservation priorities for a previously overlooked but vital group of organisms: microbes ...

Researchers are linking human activity to increased gene transfer from soil bacteria to humans. Soil plays a much bigger role in the spread of antibiotic resistance than one might imagine.